New top team in coaches poll after wild college football Week 7

New top team in coaches poll after wild college football Week 7

Seven ranked teams in the Associated Press Top 25 lost in Week 7, Alabama included. An incredible day of games and field stormings led to a shakeup with voters.

In the coaches poll, Alabama lost its top spot following a 52-49 thriller to Tennessee. The Crimson Tide is now ranked sixth, while the Vols jumped to No. 4. For the first time this season, Alabama received no first-place votes, while Georgia earned the top spot on 43 ballots.

The Bulldogs held a team to 10 points or fewer for the fifth time this fall, routing Vanderbilt, 55-0. Ohio State was idle. Michigan beat Penn State, previously-ranked 10th, 41-17, to round out the top three.

Alabama’s next opponent, Mississippi State, is at No. 24 after a 10-point loss to Kentucky.

Coaches poll

  1. Georgia (43)
  2. Ohio State (17)
  3. Michigan (1)
  4. Tennessee (2)
  5. Clemson
  6. Alabama
  7. Mississippii
  8. TCU
  9. Oregon
  10. UCLA
  11. Oklahoma State
  12. Southern Californiia
  13. Wake Forest
  14. Syracuse
  15. Utah
  16. Penn State
  17. Kansas State
  18. Kentucky
  19. Cincinatti
  20. Illinois
  21. Texas
  22. North Carolina
  23. North Carolina State
  24. Mississippi State
  25. Tulane

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Nick Alvarez is a reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @nick_a_alvarez or email him at [email protected].